Even if you don’t plan to travel the Pennsylvania Turnpike this weekend, you still might run into extra traffic due to an 80-mile closure on the toll road. The turnpike will be closed in bot... Read more
The field of candidates to be the next president of Slippery Rock University has been narrowed from nine to three. Those three candidates are Marsha Krotseng, Bruce Murphy, and Amir Mohammad... Read more
The county has decided to postpone enacting a tax on cell towers. The Butler County board of commissioners were considering taxing the owners of the 100 cell and telecommunications structure... Read more
A downtown Butler tradition for the whole family is set for this weekend. The Butler Fall Festival runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday on Main Street in Butler. This free event will include... Read more
Butler County will work with the Butler Transit Authority to help expand service. The county commissioners unanimously approved a memorandum of understanding with the transit authority, Butl... Read more
A West Penn Power lineman helping to restore power in Florida following Hurricane Irma was injured Wednesday. According to our news partners at WPXI-TV, the 53-year-old man was shocked after... Read more
There has been another bomb threat at the Butler Intermediate High School. A representative in the Butler Area School District’s superintendent’s office confirmed the threat Wednesday mornin... Read more
Photographs depicting the contributions of Butler County residents and business owners in the 1940s to help win World War II will be on display beginning Friday. The exhibit- called “WW2-But... Read more
State officials continue to investigate a large fish kill at Pymatuning State Park. Fish and Boat Commission biologists are probing a fish kill that has only affected the common carp in the... Read more
A portion of the Pennsylvania Turnpike will be closed this weekend. The road will shut down between the Cranberry and New Castle exits beginning at 9 p.m. Friday and continuing through 4 a.m... Read more
